Subgenre

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A subcategory within a particular genre: The academic mystery is a subgenre of the mystery novel.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of several categories within a particular genre.
  • Word Usage
    "Which ties back into the weird fact that such a culty subgenre is so dominant in comics, while genres and works that would be considered far more mainstream in other media are pushed to the margins in comics."
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